​The Lord's My Shepherd

(The Crimond)
Text: Psalm 23
Music: J.S. Irvine, 1836-1887

Text: Psalm 23
Music: H. Goodall, born 1958

THE VERSES IN ITALICS COULD BE OMITTED

The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want.
He maketh me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again;
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
Even for His own Name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me; and Thy rod
And staff my comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnishèd
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house forevermore
My dwelling place shall be.

The Crimond version above

The Howard Goodall (Vicar of Dibley) version below

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